Right To Information Act

Delhi High Court Asks Centre To Reply To Plea Seeking Aarogya Setu Details Under RTI

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 19, 2021

The Delhi High Court has today sought the response of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) and Central Public Information Officers (CPIOs) of its various departments on a plea seeking details of Aarogya Setu mobile application.

"Curiouser And Curiouser": P Chidambaram On Alleged Farm Law RTI Blackout

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Sunday January 17, 2021

The NITI Aayog's alleged rejection of a Right to Information Act (RTI) query on the deliberations held with Chief Ministers till September 2019 over new farm laws today led Congress leader P Chidambaram to remark that the government's move was strange. The contentious agricultural legislation, passed by Parliament around a year after the consultati...

"No Information On Tukde-Tukde Gang": Government In RTI Reply To Activist

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday January 21, 2020

There is "no information concerning tukde-tukde gang", the Union Home Ministry responded to a query under the Right To Information Act, an activist has claimed. In a tweet, Sanket Gokhale has attached the response of the home ministry to his query, filed last month.

Top Court Wants Guidelines For RTI Use, Says "Cannot Be Unrivalled Right"

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday December 16, 2019

The Right To Information Act (RTI) is being abused the Supreme Court said this morning, adding that guidelines needed to be framed to stop that abuse. The court also said it gave the centre 3 months to complete appointments to CIC

Centre Notifies New RTI Rules, Information Commissioners' Tenure Reduced

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 25, 2019

The Centre has curtailed the tenure of information commissioners in transparency panels across the country to three years in new RTI rules notified Thursday night, a move activists call an assault on their independence and autonomy.

System Should Be So Transparent, People Won't Need To File RTI: Amit Shah

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 12, 2019

The objective of the Modi government is to proactively put out as much information as possible in the public domain to reduce the need for RTI applications, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said today.

Amit Shah Praises RTI Act, Says "In Our Democratic Journey, RTI Has Been A Big Milestone"

India News | ANI | Saturday October 12, 2019

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said today that the RTI Act was a big milestone in country's journey of democracy and has helped bridge the gap between the people and the administration.

Zero Transparency In Uttar Pradesh? No RTI Reports Published In 14 Years, Shows Study

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 12, 2019

Uttar Pradesh has not published a single report mandatory under the Right To Information or RTI Act since the transparency law came into being in 2005. In contrast, Chhattisgarh is the only state which brought out all its yearly reports, a voluntary group said on Friday.

Schools, Colleges Funded By Government Come Under RTI: Supreme Court

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday September 18, 2019

Schools, colleges and non-profits funded substantially by the government comes will come under the Right to Information Act, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday.

Triple Talaq Bill in Rajya Sabha: Rajya Sabha Rejects Motion To Send Triple Talaq Bill To Select Panel

India News | Reported by Sanket Upadhyay, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday July 30, 2019

The contentious bill to ban Triple Talaq - the practice of Muslim men instantly divorcing their wives by uttering "talaq" thrice - which failed the the Rajya Sabha test last time, is expected to have a smooth passage today as the opposition to it suddenly crumbled. While Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal supported the bill, the AIADMK and Nitish Kum...

High Drama In Rajya Sabha During Voting On RTI Amendment Bill

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 26, 2019

The Parliament on Thursday approved an amendment to the Right to Information or RTI Act that gave the government powers to decide salary and service terms of the statutory body head and its members, with Rajya Sabha passing it by a voice vote.

RTI Bill Faces Rough Weather In Rajya Sabha, Government Hits Pause

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday July 24, 2019

The controversial bill to amend the Right To Information Act -- which is expected to be tabled in Rajya Sabha today -- is unlikely to have a safe passage, with parties like Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal and the Telangana Rashtra Samithi deciding to oppose it.

Centre "Hell Bent On Subverting RTI Act": Sonia Gandhi On Parliament Move

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Tuesday July 23, 2019

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi today accused the centre of trying to "subvert the historic Right to Information Act", a day after a controversial bill to amend the transparency law was passed by Lok Sabha.

RTI Amendment Bill Passed; Dilutes Transparency Law, Says Opposition

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday July 22, 2019

The bill to amend the landmark transparency law, the Right to Information Act, was passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday amid opposition allegations that it was being diluted. The opposition -- which has dubbed the bill "RTI Elimination Bill" and wants to send it to a select committee for further scrutiny -- is hoping to get support in the Rajya Sabha,...

Bill To Amend Right to Information Act Introduced In Lok Sabha

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 19, 2019

A bill which seeks to take away the stature of information commissioners from equivalent of election commissioners and give the Centre the power to set their salaries and service conditions was introduced in Lok Sabha today amid protests by opposition parties.